sudo ln -s /opt/local/bin/gpg /usr/local/bin/gpg
Type your password when prompted. When complete, restart Mail and all is well. Thanks GPGMail people!
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Moving across from Linux, I needed to get GnuPG working with Apple Mail. There is a GPG plugin called GPGMail which adds the required functionality. I downloaded and installed GPGMail, but when I fired up Mail, it complained that it couldn't find the gpg executable in /usr/local/bin. This is because DarwinPorts installs into /opt/local . So I created a symbolic link in /usr/local/bin to the gpg execuatable, restarted Mail and it works!To do o this, open Terminal and run the following:
Type your password when prompted. When complete, restart Mail and all is well. Thanks GPGMail people!
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Using GPGMail with DarwinPorts version of gnupg
Hate to rain on your parade, but I don't feel that something covered in an application's FAQ should count as a hint. Last I checked, RTFM is considered part of the process, not some kind of special trick or tip
Using GPGMail with DarwinPorts version of gnupg
Thanks for bringing it up. I was thinking while reading the hint, since I had done something similar myself, "why didn't I submit that same hint? Oh yeah, because it was kind of obvious." And the fact that it's covered in the FAQ, as you pointed out, makes it even more of a reason it shouldn't be here.
Using GPGMail with DarwinPorts version of gnupg
I'm glad to see the hint -- a FAQ is not the same as a manual unless it comes as part of the same document that contains the manual, IMO. Just pointing out that there IS a FAQ to check out [and, ideally, where it can be found] counts as a good tip.
Using GPGMail with DarwinPorts version of gnupg
Thanks for posting this hint. I had always wondered about PGP for Apple's mail but lacked time to do anything about it.
Using GPGMail with DarwinPorts version of gnupg
You can use GPGPreferences to set the path and
Using GPGMail with DarwinPorts version of gnupg
Excuse me, but you can't change the path in GPGPreferences, (i thought ...) |
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